5. A page object’s IsPostBack property is used to determine if the page is being loaded due to a postback.
–true

General VB.NET Questions

1. Should you throw exceptions in the Finally block? Why or why not?
–no. it’s not allowed
– also, returning values is not allowed in the finally block

2. How do you create a scrolling region on a form?
–can’t remember tool name, but textboxes can have multi line which will auto scroll if needed

3. What are some differences between CType and DirectCast?
–direct casting won’t cause design time errors
– cType casting will alert you immediately if you do something like dim theDate as date = cInt(33)

4. Should you use a “sp_” prefix on SQL Server stored procedures? Why or why not?
–hmmm. I don’t at this time.

5. If you have an ASP.NET application with a Master Page how can you change meta data from child pages?
–been too long. can’t remember.